1、上海市继光高级中学2014届高考英语新题型试卷（冲刺精编）I.Grammar(A)IPad apps for babies are flooding the market. Developers say the apps are educational, and busy parents know that a digital babysitter (25)_ buy them a few minutes of valuable time. But is the iPad a healthy thing for young kids?As (26)_(report) by Healthland
2、, the American Academy of Pediatrics(儿科) (AAP) has advised parents again (27)_(eliminate) screen time for children under two, with concerns about language delays and disrupted sleep. The academys new report drew on studies (28)_(show) that TV, whether its the parent or the child watching, interferes
3、(干扰) with “talk time” between parent and child, (29)_ _is crucial to language development.Does the TV effect apply to iPads too? Thats not clear. “We just dont have the data yet,” says Dr. Ari Brown, a pediatrician and member of the AAP.Perhaps (30)_ depends on how youre using it. Tablets used like
4、a TV should fall under the same guidelines, says Tanya Altmann, a Los Angeles-based pediatrician and author of the best-selling parenting book Mommy Calls. However, she doesnt rule out the possibility (31)_ interactive apps may have some value for toddlers. “In some ways, applications are just (32)_
5、(new) versions of the game that we used to play when we were kids - you tap the cow and it says moo,” she says.(B)Steve Jobs didnt think that technology alone could fix what causes American education difficulties. Thats worth (33)_(remember) in the wake of last weeks breathless coverage of Apples ne
6、w iBooks platform, (34)_ the company promises will radically change (35)_ students use and experience textbooks. Under Apples plan, companies and individuals will be able to self-publish textbooks, ideally (36)_(create) a wider range of content. Students will be able to download and use these books
7、on their iPad much (37)_ they would use a regular textbook - including highlighting passages, making notes and pulling out passages or chapters that are especially important to them. Apple says it also plans to cap(限制) the price of textbooks available through iBooks (38)_ $14.99, a significant depar
8、ture from the price of many textbooks now.Critics were quick to comment that Apple wasnt being revolutionary enough. Former school superintendent(监管人) and current ed-tech investor Tom Vander Ark (39)_(scold) Apple for not thinking past textbooks, which he considers hopelessly 20th century. Others wo
9、rried that Apples real goal wasnt to open up the textbook industry but (40)_(control) it and profit from it through restrictive licensing agreements and a platform that dominates the market. Im sure the for-profit companys shareholders will be horrified at that news. II.Vocabulary A. peculiar B. con
10、trols C. beliefs D. indication E. proper F. arisesG. popular H. sense I. affecting J. arouses K. translatingThe study of translation of advertising texts from the perspective of cultural elements involved is of great value and practical significance. Advertising is not only an economic activity but
11、also a kind of cultural communication which (41)_ peoples lifestyle and consumption habits. The rapid growth of international advertising has been introducing new ideas and culture as well as new commodities and services. Clearly, advertising culture is (42)_ _, commercial, national and fashionable.
12、 Therefore, a custom, belief or value, in a certain (43)_, controls the thought and behavior of commercial traders and consumers, thus (44)_ _ advertising activities.The translation of advertising texts is different from that of literature or scientific papers in that the former focuses on economy a
13、nd culture. Advertisements are not created in a cultural void(真空). The language used in an advertisement is not a direct (45)_ of the culture, but a sign system used to communicate in that culture. Signs and symbols (46)_ to a specific culture add to the meaning in advertisements. Behavior, custom,
14、habits, (47)_ and norms form the basis of a culture, and differentiate one culture from another on that basis.A problem (48)_ when advertisements created in one culture are translated for use in another culture. It does not merely mean to find linguistic(语言学的) equivalents in the target language. It
15、also means that a different social frame of reference has to be recreated in the target culture. thus, (49)_ strategies(策略) have to be found to deal with cultural aspects when (50)_ advertisements from one culture into another.III.Translation1. 如果遇到火警，千万要冷静，并跟随保安前往安全地带。(in case)2. 他从没有像现在这样努力，因为他找到了人生的目标。(Never)3. 事与原违，他们失望地得知校队没有赢得比赛。(contrary)4. 当他意识到正是他不健康的饮食习惯导致自己生病的时候，他已经病入膏肓了。(it was that)5. 美国政府由于缺乏资金而关门，因此所有的国家公园都不对公众开放。(lack)
